I don't want to see women's athletics get the same degree of support as men's

[FlyingPiggy]

69. Sports isn't dumb or worthless entertainment.

Playing sports is so important in building teamwork, perseverance, focus, concentration, mental toughness. Lot of life lessons in playing sports. And that doesn’t include the psychological benefits of stress reduction, decreasing cortisol levels, etc.

But you don’t have to give up sports to value education. I think the 2 go hand in hand. If you spend time playing basketball, it is good to see what it looks like at the top. What the potentials are and what the finished product looks like.

I don’t have a problem w athletes making the money they make. They help to bring in millions of dollars to a franchise through games and merchandising. I’m glad they are being compensated for it.

On a side note, I agree that public schools don’t put enough emphasis on education. But there are academic settings (like my daughter’s accelerated and nationally ranked charter school) that do put emphasis on academics. They treat and celebrate academics like regular schools do sports. During AP exams week, they have pep rallies and put up inspirational notes in the hallways and on every locker. It is great to see. But I do realize that is definitely not the norm and doesn’t happen in too many schools.